2020
Summer online meeting of BRICS NU International Thematic Group on Energy was
held on Cisco Webex platform on June 25, 2020. The meeting was arranged by
National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”, Russia. The
meeting was chaired by Prof. Igor. Zhelbakov. The following universities took
part in the ITG Energy meeting by their representatives:
National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”,
Russia
Peoples Friendship University of Russia, Ecological Faculty, Russia
- National University of Science and
Technology “MISIS”, Russia
North-West University, South Africa
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, India
Hunan University, China
1.
Chair of the meeting Prof. Zhelbakov informed the audience about Russian NCC
initiative on the transition to the next stage of BRICS NU development. The
draft Concept of BRICS Network University and new Roadmap were delivered in
advance. Prof. Shirinskii from National Research University “Moscow Power
Engineering Institute”, Russia highlighted key features of the Concept and some
practical items of the Roadmap.
2.
Prof. Zhelbakov presented Russian state scholarship, which can be provided by
Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education to support academic mobility
of foreign students within joint educational programs under BRICS NU.
3.
Several presentations have been delivered describing partner universities and
their educational programs that could be used as a base for BRICS joint educational
program:
- National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”: “Science and
Materials of Solar Energy”
- National Research University “Moscow Power Engineering Institute”:
“Sustainable Thermal and Energy Systems”
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia: “Integrated Solid Waste
Management” and MOOC “Practical Tools of Solid Waste Management &
Environmental Damage Reducing”
- Banaras Hindu University Varanasi: Post Graduate Diploma in Non
Conventional Energy sources; Certificate Course on Clean Coal Technology;
Energy Resource Management; Post Graduate Course in Energy Economics and
Hydrogen Energy Center with research projects
4.
During the discussion several suggestions were made:
to support the overall Concept of BRICS Network University and Roadmap
[while lockdown] to organize online workshops to share our research
activities so our staff can find partners in some fields
[after lockdown] to arrange real mobility of staff and students: we
need not only education, but also direct communication, acquaintance with
the university, its people and its labs, acquaintance with the country,
its way of thinking and culture
to know BRICS specific conditions to support joint activities: what
umbrella of BRICS NU gives to its participants
to exchange information between similar structures of partner
universities: like MPEI Hydrogen Center and BHV Hydrogen Energy Center
to take full advantage of state support for academic mobility: Russian
state scholarships for foreign students; Chinese scholarships for foreign
students (from state government and province governments); Indian Ministry
of Higher Education promise to support activities of our ITG Action Plan
5.
After meeting a questionnaire was sent to all coordinators from partner
universities and analysis of the answers led to the following conclusions:
All
partner universities are interested in the following joint activities:
academic mobility for PhD students
joint PhD courses
research collaboration
- Most
partner universities are interested in the following joint activities:
academic mobility for Bachelor and Master students
staff mobility
exchange of distant learning courses
development of joint MOOC
Some
partner universities are interested in the following joint activities:
- joint Bachelor and Master programs with double (two) diploma
6.
After getting official information about 2020 BRICS NU conference a new ITG
online meeting should be arranged (supposedly in September).
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Protocol of the meeting
Presentations
of partner universities: